The
authentic and historical account of the infamous crimes and adventures
of Burke and Hare, a lyrical tragic-comic true-to-life drama in verse,
performed by skilled and able players.

This
darkly comic tale is the story of the infamous crimes and adventures
of William Burke and William Hare in 19th century Edinburgh; Impoverished
innkeeper Hare is in dire straits when local pimp and loan shark Stark
comes to collect on his debt. Threatening to take the inn from Hare,
he decides instead to accept payment of Hare's fiancée, Helen. When
a lodger dies, Hare partners with fellow Irishman Burke and sells the
corpse to Dr. Knox for dissection. But Stark increases the interest
with each visit and forces Hare and Burke to come up with more money…
and more corpses. Even as Hare is trying to save Helen, Helen has found
an escape route for herself by exchanging sexual favors for medical
knowledge from Dr. Knox. Through all the mayhem and madness, however,
we discover the humanity in even the darkest souls and how passion and
circumstances drive a man to consider acts that would have seemed impossible
to him in another time and place.

*Complete with Victorian sideshow claiming to display the actual artifacts
and personal affects of Burke, Hare, and their victims!

Produced
by The Ghost Road Company in association with the Powerhouse Theatre
Company, Carrots for Hare premiered at The Powerhouse Theatre
on October 26, 2000 and played through December 3, 2000.